📍 9480 Macarthur Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, 33403
Howell L. Watkins Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County. The school has 794 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Howell L. Watkins Middle School enrolls 794 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 574 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 15% |
| White | 62 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
606 of the school's 794 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 604 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Howell L. Watkins Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 85.
Howell L. Watkins Middle School is one of 234 schools in PALM BEACH, based in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The district serves 189,634 students district-wide and employs 11,177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 794 students, Howell L. Watkins Middle School is close to the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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